Sentence examples for legislative boundaries from inspiring English sources

In the wake of the 2000 census, candidates for governor and even obscure state legislators who would have a hand in drawing new legislative boundaries received unprecedented attention.

Mr. Skelos opposes Mr. Cuomo's proposal to create an independent commission to redraw legislative boundaries.

Like every other state, California redraws its legislative boundaries every 10 years to reflect new population data.

Political strategists believe adjustments using the sampling data would give Democrats an advantage when legislative boundaries are drawn.

This would include redrawing the state's absurd legislative boundaries (which protect incumbents and explain the extremism in Sacramento) alongside various long-overdue bureaucratic reforms.

Control of the Senate also affects the 10-year redrawing of legislative boundaries — a task over which Republicans, under the current alignment, hold significant authority.

Since 1962 the census has also been used for redrawing legislative district boundaries.

Completion of the 2000 census will result in new state legislative district boundaries.

Maintaining the majorities in this election was especially vital because it will allow Democrats to redraw legislative district boundaries.

He spoke only once, to vote against a bill proposing a constitutional amendment to change the way the state redraws legislative district boundaries.

One area of potential concern for the governor: Voters want him to do more to take charge of the redrawing of legislative district boundaries in response to the 2010 census.